Honor Jefferson Davis Birthday Tribute at Confederate Memorial Hall
A large gathering of Southern men and women marked Jefferson Davis birthday with addresses and music at Confederate Memorial Hall in Washington DC. Rev Randolph H McKim gave the invocation, Chaude N Bennett delivered the main address praising Davis, with B Ro Ewing recounting Davis life. Crosses of honor were awarded to several veterans and relatives, Confederate choir sang, and Rev A R Byrd gave the benediction.
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Confederate Memorial Hall
Vermont Avenue Northwest
United Daughters of the Confederacy of the Instrict of Columbia
Randolph H. McKim
Camp Atl 1
Chaude N. Bennett
The
Southern Society
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Davis
Douglas
Case
Webster
Calhoun
Mej. B. Ro Ewing
Beverly Carradine
Wood
Mississippi Cavalry
Forest Corps
James Hulman
Tenth Virginia Infantry
J. J. Wingfield
Third Virginia Infantry
Caroline E. Lunn DuBose
Gustave 1 Lunn
North Carolina Cavalry
Maj. W. ©. Owen
Robert Lathan Owen
Virginia and
Tennnessee
Bold Park Avenue Hold Up Stuns Bronx Bank Run
Robbers on Park Avenue near 178th Street stopped two Borden Condensed Milk Company employees as they rode to a Tremont bank. They fought for the bag of cash, shot at victims, and fled in a brown passenger car. Victims could only say the culprits were young. one wore a straw hat. Police later detained two men on suspicion, with one identified by a victim.
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Burt
Washington Post
New York
Park Avenue
178Th Street
Bronx
Borden Condensed Milk Company
George Lithardt
Thomas Jo Roy
Borden Company
186Th Street
Tremont
Carn Exchange Bank
Park Avenues
New York Central Railroad Company
178Th
Lithardt
Boyd
Thomas A. Lynch
Corona
L. A
Borden
Bryan wore mantle of office only and made friends
New York June 8 The World prints a Washington review of William Jennings Bryan as Secretary of State. It notes he served two years and three months, often absent, while Wilson and Moore ran key acts, and that his patronage struggles and political hires shaped his tenure amid Lusitania and Mexican crises.
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New York
Washington
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Thea
John Sherman
Wilson
John Bassett Moore
Moore
California
Washington Urged Cheap Power for Industrial Growth
Secretary Redfield told the Washington Chamber of Commerce that cheap electric power from nearby water sources could transform the capital into a major manufacturing hub. He cited high electricity costs and urged development of local water power, with land, transport, and markets favorable for industry. Secretary Yih endorsed the ideas but questioned women’s suffrage for the District, while the chamber paused on merchant marine issues and rejected censorship of newspapers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Botiang Yin
Legation
Washington
Commerce Redfield
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Redfield
Indorses
Mr. Redfield
Koliang Yih
America
China
No War While I Am the Premier Bryan Told Diplomats
New York dispatch reports in May 1913 that William Jennings Bryan told British, Canadian, and Australian delegates at the Ghent treaty celebration there would be no war during his tenure as secretary of state. He said he would not have accepted the premiership if he believed a war would occur.
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Bryan
Washington Post
New York
Washington
New York ‘Times
Bryan Resignation Sparks Kreis Cincinnati German Americans Debate
Cincinnati after hours hears of Secretary Bryan resignation. Local German Americans express mixed views on neutrality and wartime policy. Traders and officials weigh implications for Wilson administration and U.S. stance toward Germany.
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Bryan
Circle of
Cincinnati
Blaine Resigns 23 Years Ago and Sways Harrison’s Fall
A Washington dispatch recalls James G Blaine resigning as Secretary of State 23 years ago this week. The move followed tension with President Benjamin Harrison over Blaine seeking the Republican nomination at Minneapolis. The event helped sap Republican control of national affairs for a presidential term.
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Harrison
New York
Washington
the Tribune
James Gillespie Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Minneapolis
Democrats Rally Behind Wilson in District Unity Move
District Democrats met at the Ebbitt last night forming a united front under President Wilson. They adopted a resolution praising Wilson’s leadership in crisis and decrying Bryan’s resignation, while planning further meetings to consolidate the party. A jury panel for John Williard Henry’s embezzlement case was formed, with 75 jurors summoned as prosecutors forewarn of a lengthy trial and broader implications for Lewis Johnson & Co.
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Wilson
Ebbitt
Wiliam McK.clayton
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
John. F. Costello
Robert EB. Mattingly
Democratic Sentral Committee
Maj
William Cranch McIntire
Jackson Democratic Association
Capt
John Miller
Columbia Democratic Club
J. Fred Kelly
Young Men's ‘Democratic Club
Edwin A. Newman
District of Columbia Democratic Association
William S. Riley
East Washington
John Williard Henry
Besgion
Lewis Johnson & Co
District Supreme Court
Henry
Isabell Barclie
Wayne
Dan Thew Wright
Morris Wampler
Williams F. Lemon
United States
John E. Laskey
James B. Archer
Great Calamity to the Administration Declared by Hilles
Republican National Committee chairman Charles P. Hilles says Bryan's resignation is a great calamity to the Wilson administration. He notes Bryan helped secure Wilson’s nomination and cabinet makeup. Hilles suggests the move may strengthen Wilson in the East but weaken him in the South and West. He warns Bryan’s followers will seek reasons behind the resignation.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles P. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Bryan
Wison
Wilson
Baltimore
Taft Not Ready to Comment on Bryan Resignation
New Haven Conn June 8 Professor William Howard Taft said he was surprised by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan's resignation and would not issue a statement. He said he did not know the facts and would wait until he knew all details before speaking. He noted the reason cited involved disagreement with President Wilson over terms of the second German note. He declined further comment when asked if his view might change.
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Allance
Bryan
August Bode
Wilson
Alfred K. Nippert
New Haven
Conn
William Howard Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Bryan's Resignation Seen As Public Calamity Says Metcalfe
Richard I. Metcalfe former Panama Canal Zone governor and longtime Commoner figure calls Bryan's resignation a public calamity born of an organized attack by conspicuous administration figures. He criticizes press coverage and asserts Bryan remained a faithful ally to Germans while urging party unity and warning of costly fallout. Albany report notes Wilson postpones address due to foreign situation.
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Panama Canal Zone
Bryan
Brbyn
Mr. Metcalfe
Ebbitt
Mr.Bryan
New York
Should Not Indulge in Any Conjecture In Crisis Like This
Norman E. Mack warns against conjecture amid Mr. Bryan's resignation. He says the effect on the party depends on Bryan's post cabinet attitude and urges waiting for absolute facts before commenting. The remarks were conveyed to The Washington Post from San Francisco.
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Norman E. Mack
Washington Post
San Francisco
Cal
Bryan
Clark Refuses Comment on Secret State Resignation
Special to The Washington Post reports Champ Clark on his Honey harbor porch replies with a firm vow to say nothing about the resignation of Secretary of State. Clark, at home preparing for his daughter Genevieve Clark’s wedding, declines further comment, insisting he will not speak on the matter.
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Washington Post
Champ Bryan
Honeymarlines Green Pestle
Clark Homestead
Clark
Genevieve Clark
Bryan and Tolstoi Oppose War Explained by Dr. John H. Girdner
Special to The Washington Post recounts Bryan and Tolstoi like minded against war. The friend Dr. John H. Girdner notes Bryan’s stance and scruples, saying convictions guided him, not ultimatums.
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Bryan
Tolstoi
John H. Girdner
Washington Post
New York
June
Mr. Bryan
Secretary Bryan Should Step Down Says John D. Long
John D. Long, former Secretary of the Navy and Massachusetts governor, argues that William Jennings Bryan has many good qualities but is unpopular and his views erode public confidence, concluding it is better for Bryan and the administration if he resigns.
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Bryan
John D. Long
Washington Post
Boston, Jane
Secretary of the Navy
Massachusetts
Vice President Declines Comment On Bryan Resignation
Culver Indiana June 8 Vice President Thomas R Marshall visits and says he knows nothing about the subject. He adds it would not be appropriate for him to discuss Bryan's resignation at this time and declines to comment tonight.
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Culver
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Sec
Bryan
News Halts Illinois Legislative Session in Surprise Resignations
Springfield scenes show an hours-long halt as members react to speeches on Mr Bryan and the resignation of Willability and others criticise him for Sam J Bryan from the Secretaryship resigning at this time of stress.
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State Department
Senate
Mr. Bryan
Willability
Sam J. Bryan
Whipping Ordered for Md. Wife Beating Pioneer
In Rockville on June 3 Charles S Dove the first white man whipped in Montgomery County for wife beating received fifteen lashes on his bare back after conviction for brutal assault on Ruby Dove. Judge Arthur Mace ordered the punishment and signaled it would be the standard penalty in similar cases.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Charles S. Dove
Middlebrooke
Montgomery County
Ruby Dove
Arthur Mace
Peyton Whalen
Whalen
Dove
Pope
Mace
Pen‘alty
Seventeen Killed as U Boat Sinks Trudvang
Seventeen killed and thirteen survivors landed at Milford Haven after German submarine fired twelve shells at the Trudvang off St Anne's Head. The submarine warned the crew to abandon ship and attempted to torpedo a patrol boat during the rescue.
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Milford Haven
Aubmarine
Trudvan
Y M C A Seventh Anniversary Reception Planned at Union Station
The Y M C A terminal railroad department holds its seventh anniversary reception and supper this evening in Union Station gymnasium. Secretary of Labor Wilson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, and District Commissioner Louis Brownlow will speak. Over 600 Y M C A members are expected.
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Navy
Roonsvelt
Louis Brownlow
Terminal Railroad Department
Union Station
Association
McCombs Says He Was Surprised by Resignation
Special to The Washington Post reports William F. M. Combs in New York saying he had not heard details of the resignation and preferred not to comment when seen at the Manhattan Club. He appeared surprised by the news and declined further remarks.
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Washington Post
New York
William F. M
Combs
Manhattan
Mr. Bryan
Very Very Sorry Judge Gray Reacts to Resignation
Former Judge George Gray, a member of The Hague peace tribunal, expressed private regret over Secretary’s resignation. He refused to elaborate further, during remarks in Wilmington, Delaware in June.
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Washington Post
Bryan
Wilmington
Del
Gorty
George Gray
Hagues
Kret
Official War Reports from the 316th Day of the War in Italy and Beyond
The Rome dispatch archives major Allied and Central actions. Italian front reports claim methodical advances beyond the frontier with heavy artillery duels along the Isonzo and near Caporetto, while Russian, Austrian, German, and French fronts describe continued fighting, river crossings, a mix of offensive to defensive maneuvers, and captured prisoners across Galicia, the Dniester, and northern France.
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Rome
Lavaranne
Folgarta
Isonzo
Caporette
Caporetto
Saverelen
Austria
Vienna
Pruth
Dniester
Galicia
Lanczyn-Nadworna- Kalusz
Stanislau
Hatics
Zurawna
Hebuterne
Séissons
Moulin-Sous- Toutvent
Sur
Villeau-Vols
Berry-au-Bac
Dubysa
Bysiow
Kaiusz
Wojnilow
Feredne
Kolodzizjow
Sunken cruiser Medjidieh raised at Odessa for repairs
Odessa June 8 Turkish armored cruiser Medjidih blown up by Russian mine near Odessa in early April has been raised and brought into the city for repairs. The ship drifted to the bottom after the explosion and was recovered earlier this week, authorities said.
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Russia
Medjidih
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